Adding transitions

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Smooth over the rough cuts between clips with transitions. Learn all the tricks to applying a single transition, transitions to both ends of the same clip and applying multiple transitions to multiple clips at the same time. Learn how transitions interact with each other on the same track and how to layer their effects by applying them to clips on different tracks.

- [Chris] In my timeline, I have a short clip…from our screencast.…Let's watch a few seconds…so we know what we're dealing with.…In this movie, we're going to explore…working with tabs in the Safari web browser.…Did you notice that visual pop that happened…as the intro clip ended and the screencast began?…There was nothing to smooth it over,…leaving you with a slightly uneasy feeling…right at the beginning of our story.…

This is definitely not the way…to make a great first impression.…What we need is a transition.…Transitions allow us to smooth over…the visual rough cuts between media and our timelines.…They tell our brains to accept that a change…is taking place in the story,…and how to interpret that change.…Camtasia gives us over 20 default transitions.…To see a preview automatically,…park your mouse over top of one of the transitions…that you want to see.…Transitions are always applied to the ends of clips…to either bring us into a clip…or take us out.…

There are three ways to apply a transition.…The first is to drag a transition…

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10/18/2016

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10/11/2016

Camtasia is the industry-leading video capture and editing software. The most recent version combines Camtasia for Mac with features from Camtasia Studio for Windows, providing you with best-of-both-worlds tools for recording, editing, and sharing professional video. Join Chris Mattia as he shows how to create the best quality screen-capture, webcam, and mobile video with Camtasia 3 for Mac. Learn how to set up a dedicated recording account, calibrate your microphone, record video, and use the Camtasia Editor to trim and edit audio and video. Master Camtasia's special editing functions such as annotations, closed captions and subtitles, and effects. Then find out how to create reusable motion graphics with animations and behaviors, and share your Camtasia projects on Screencast.com, YouTube, and other sites.